Vote Parliamentary Counsel - Supplementary Estimates 2018/19

Vote Parliamentary Counsel#

APPROPRIATION MINISTER(S): Attorney-General (M5)

APPROPRIATION ADMINISTRATOR: Parliamentary Counsel Office

RESPONSIBLE MINISTER FOR PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL OFFICE: Attorney-General

Details of Appropriations and Capital Injections#

Annual Appropriations and Forecast Permanent Appropriations#

Titles and Scopes of Appropriations by Appropriation Type	Estimates Budget $000	Supplementary Estimates Budget $000	Total Budget $000
	2018/19
Departmental Capital Expenditure
*Parliamentary Counsel Office - Capital Expenditure PLA (M5)* This appropriation is limited to the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the Parliamentary Counsel Office, as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.	2,830	376	3,206
Total Departmental Capital Expenditure	2,830	376	3,206
Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure
*Drafting and Access to Legislation MCA (M5)* The overarching purpose of this appropriation is to provide for the drafting and publishing of legislation for the Government, Parliament, and the public.	20,423	(730)	19,693
Departmental Output Expenses
Access to Legislation The category is limited to providing free public access to legislation and disclosure statements via the internet, supplying Government Bills and Supplementary Order Papers; publishing and distributing legislation; reprinting legislation with the amendments incorporated.	4,500	-	4,500
Law Drafting Services This category is limited to drafting legislation, examining and reporting on local Bills and private Bills and drafting amendments to them, providing advice on the drafting of legislation and on disallowable instruments that are not drafted by the PCO, providing legislative drafting assistance to Pacific Island nations, undertaking 3-yearly programmes of statute law revision, and administering the Legislation Act 2012 and any other legislation PCO is responsible for.	15,923	(730)	15,193
Total Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure	20,423	(730)	19,693
Total Annual Appropriations and Forecast Permanent Appropriations	23,253	(354)	22,899

Capital Injection Authorisations#

	2018/19
	Estimates Budget $000	Supplementary Estimates Budget $000	Total Budget $000
Parliamentary Counsel Office - Capital Injection (M5)	-	-	-

Supporting Information#

Part 1 - Vote as a Whole#

1.2 - Trends in the Vote#

Summary of Financial Activity

	2018/19
		Supplementary Estimates
	Estimates $000	Departmental Transactions $000	Non-Departmental Transactions $000	Total Transactions $000	Total $000
Appropriations
Output Expenses	-	-	-	-	-
Benefits or Related Expenses	-	N/A	-	-	-
Borrowing Expenses	-	-	-	-	-
Other Expenses	-	-	-	-	-
Capital Expenditure	2,830	376	-	376	3,206
Intelligence and Security Department Expenses and Capital Expenditure	-	-	N/A	-	-
Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure (MCA)
Output Expenses	20,423	(730)	-	(730)	19,693
Other Expenses	-	-	-	-	-
Capital Expenditure	-	N/A	-	-	-
Total Appropriations	23,253	(354)	-	(354)	22,899
Crown Revenue and Capital Receipts
Tax Revenue	-	N/A	-	-	-
Non-Tax Revenue	-	N/A	-	-	-
Capital Receipts	-	N/A	-	-	-
Total Crown Revenue and Capital Receipts	-	N/A	-	-	-

Part 2 - Details of Departmental Appropriations#

2.3 - Departmental Capital Expenditure and Capital Injections#

Parliamentary Counsel Office - Capital Expenditure PLA (M5)

Scope of Appropriation

This appropriation is limited to the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the Parliamentary Counsel Office, as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.

Capital Expenditure

	2018/19
	Estimates $000	Supplementary Estimates $000	Total $000
Forests/Agricultural	-	-	-
Land	-	-	-
Property, Plant and Equipment	40	360	400
Intangibles	2,790	16	2,806
Other	-	-	-
Total Appropriation	2,830	376	3,206

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation increased by $376,000 to $3.206 million for 2018/19 to align the appropriation with Parliamentary Counsel's current Capital Asset Management plan.

Part 4 - Details of Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure#

Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure#

Drafting and Access to Legislation (M5)

Overarching Purpose Statement

The overarching purpose of this appropriation is to provide for the drafting and publishing of legislation for the Government, Parliament, and the public.

Scope of Appropriation

Departmental Output Expenses

Access to Legislation
The category is limited to providing free public access to legislation and disclosure statements via the internet, supplying Government Bills and Supplementary Order Papers; publishing and distributing legislation; reprinting legislation with the amendments incorporated.
Law Drafting Services
This category is limited to drafting legislation, examining and reporting on local Bills and private Bills and drafting amendments to them, providing advice on the drafting of legislation and on disallowable instruments that are not drafted by the PCO, providing legislative drafting assistance to Pacific Island nations, undertaking 3-yearly programmes of statute law revision, and administering the Legislation Act 2012 and any other legislation PCO is responsible for.

Expenses, Revenue and Capital Expenditure

	2018/19
	Estimates $000	Supplementary Estimates $000	Total $000
Total Appropriation	20,423	(730)	19,693
*Departmental Output Expenses*
Access to Legislation	4,500	-	4,500
Law Drafting Services	15,923	(730)	15,193
Funding for Departmental Output Expenses
*Revenue from the Crown*	20,223	(730)	19,493
Access to Legislation	4,500	-	4,500
Law Drafting Services	15,723	(730)	14,993
*Revenue from Others*	200	-	200
Law Drafting Services	200	-	200

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation decreased by $730,000 to $19.693 million for 2018/19 due to reprioritisation in Budget 2019.

Vote Parliamentary Counsel - Supplementary Estimates 2018/19

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